A to Z El Paletero
A to Z El Paletero
Cardiff's question about words we have pinched from Spanish got me thinking. Where I live everbody knows El Paletero.
-El Paletero pushes a small cart selling paletas. Paletas are the most delicious popsicles in the whole wide world. They come in more than a hundred flavors, even including watermelon chile.
-When the jingling of el paletero is heard coming down the street, all the children, latinos, morenos, güeros, chinos, todos, they all rush to finish their chores, beg for a dollar and run to the street before he disappears. El paletero always flirts with the ladies.
-Be sure to listen to this music video Paletero Man by Chingo Bling. You will hear lots of slang, plays on words, Spanglish and chicano humor.
So the challenge is to think of as many paleta flavors as we can, or things related to paletas, like summer, sticky, etc.
For those who've never played this game before, it's pretty straight-forward - there are just the following rules:
-Your word must follow the alphabetical order
-Always click newest before posting to see the last letter posted.
-Make sure you put the English translation of your word.
-Make your posts as colourful and interesting as you can.
The most important rule Have fun!!! :-D
Also please be sure to tell us your favorite flavor and the most exotic flavor you have ever tried. Those do not have to be in order.
I'll start with the letter A
A ~ la Avenida ~ Avenue
El Paletero empuja su carrito por la avenida, tintineando sus cascabeles y gritando "¡Paleta! ¡Paleta!"
He probado muchos sabores exóticos, entre ellos sandía con chile, pero mi paleta favorita es la de mango. ¡Tan saborosa!
¿Y cuál es tu sabor favorito? ¿Has probado una paleta rara?
*The paleta man pushes his cart down the avenue, jingling his bells and shouting "Paleta! Paleta!"
I have tried many exotic flavors, including watermelon chile, but my favorite is mango. So delicious!
What's your favorite flavor? Have you tried an unusual one?*
39 Answers
la cereza - cherry
cherry is my favorite flavor and since these aren't well known in my area I just stick with the basic flavors of cherry and grape and orange; sometime blueberry ice which is like a raspberry flavor
Ch ~ Chocolate ~ Chocolate
Ch ~ Chicle ~ Bubble Gum
Chocolate y chicle son dos sabores de paletas. La paleta de chicle es azul con bolitas de chicle en su interior y es muy popular con los niños.
Chocolate and bubble gum are two flavors of paletas. The bubble gum paleta is blue with gum balls inside and it is very popular with the children.
Aquí está, ¡mi paleta de sandía!
O ~ Ocho ~ Eight ~ 8
"Por favor quiero una de mango, y una de chocolate, una con las galletinas, una fresa, una de jamaica, una de tamarindo, una de coco, y mmm.....y una michoacana. ¿Cuántos son?"
"Son ocho."
- "Please I would like a mango, a chocolate, one with the cookies, a strawberry, a jamaica (hibiscus), a tamerind, a coconut and mmm....and one michoacán. How many is that?"
"That's eight." *
Frío -- cold
B--¡Una plateta de banana, por favor!
Lamer -- Lick (to lick a popsicle)
E - Excitativa - Exciting
Debate - a debate over which flavour paleta is best!
Tamarindo es un sabor popular de las paletas.
Tamarind is a popular flavor of paletas.
El exótico árbol de tamarindo nos regala en sus frutos, un depurativo intestinal ácido y dulce que es ideal para una refrescante bebida. El Agua de tamarindo es rica en vitamina C. Para hacer agua de tamarindo, hierva las vainas de tamarindo durante unos 15 minutos. Cuando las vainas son suaves, deje que se enfríe. Y luego exprime toda la pulpa entre el agua, desechando las duras semillas y cáscaras. Añade azúcar a su gusto y revuelva. Si el agua es demasiado carnoso, se puede filtrado. Asegúrese de exprimir la pulpa para extraer todo el jugo. Me gusta añadir el jugo de un limón fresco.
The exotic tamarind tree gives us in its fruits, an intestinal cleanser that is sweet and acidic. Tamarind is ideal for a refreshing drink that is rich in vitamin C. To make tamarind water, boil tamarind seed pods for about 15 minutes. When the pods are soft, let it cool. Then squeeze out all the pulp into the water, discarding the hard seeds and tough husks. Mix in sugar to your taste and stir. If water is too pulpy it can be strained. Be sure to squeeze the pulp to extract all the juice. I like to add the juice of one fresh lime.
C ~ el Coco ~ Coconut
C ~ Cajeta ~ a Soft Caramel Cream
C ~ Compartir ~ to Share
Es divertido compartir las paletas. En esa manera, se puede probar más sabores.
¿Puedo probar tu paleta de coco? Puedes probar la mía de cajeta.
It is fun to share paletas. That way you can try more flavors.
Can I taste your coconut paleta? You can try my caramel one.
La bebe y yo, compartimos una paleta.
The baby and I share a paleta.
B ~ un Bolí ~ popsicle that comes in a long skinny plastic bag with no stick
Los paleteros también venden helados en tubos de plástico se llaman bolis.
Paleteros also sell ice creams in plastic tubes called bolis.
B ~ los Bebés ~ Babies
Bolis son mejores para los bebés porque son menos sucios.
Bolis are better for the babies because they are less messy.
Hola,
Una paleta de cacahuate - Con los pedacitos... Son deliciosas.
E ~ Esperar y Escuchar ~ to Wait and to Listen
Los niños que tienen dinero, se sientan en las escaleras y esperan, escuchando de los cascabeles y los gritos del paletero.
The children who have money, sit on the steps and wait, listening for the bells and shouts of the ice cream seller.
G - gozar - to enjoy
Enjoy reading about La Paletera, a chain of paleta shops.
